Albertine bttelland



TTUHNEIS vA. RUELLAND ELECTRI C IRON Sept. 6, 1932.

' WIT/VESSES Reissued Sept. 6, 19,32A

Re.. 18,592y

ALBERTINE RUELAND, 0F NEW YORK, N. Y.

ELECTRIC mon Original N o. 1,563,591, dated December, 1, 1925, Serial No. 461,598, illed April 15, 1921.

reissue led April 1, 1932. Serial No. 602,610.

This invention relates to electric irons. n An object of the invention concerns the provision of an electric iron which is adapted to efficiently iron materials of delicate/texture,

a such as velvets, satins, crepes, chiffons, etc.

'are herein'afterfdescribed and claimed and` shown in the accompanying drawing.

' Athat theiron be held in such an awkward and In the operation of ironing delicate fabrics, Lsuch as satins, crepes, chiffons, velvets, etc.,

it is a well-known fact that it is impossible to.

iron these materials except by runnin iron over one face of the material. If, t erefore, the material were placed on an ironing board or other surface in the usual manner, with this face upward, then the other face, which is of the most importance when the material `is made into a dress or other garment, would be marred or injured by the pressure of the iron and by contact with the supporting surface. Therefore, in order to avoid this injury, it has been heretofore customary to ironsuch surfaces on thedesired face by merely running the iron over the surlface while the garment or the fabric is supported from some suitable point. In the use of the ordinary iron, this operation requires inconvenient manner that ,oftentimes the 0perator burns.l the hands.v i 5 My invention in general' involves the provision of an iron electrically heatedvand of aV suitable form and construction which is pro' vided with ahandle portion suitably attached thereto which is disposed in a plane apart from the ,plane of the heated surface and is adapted to swing around in this plane and be afljusted'in any position with respect to the body portion of the iron. Thispossible rotation of the handle portion permits it at times to extend in a direction away from the Application `for body portion, and at other times to extend in a direction over the body portion. In the first extended position of the handle, the handle can be gripped to manipulate the iron and, at the same time, the heating surface of Y the iron is at a maximum distance from the hand, whereby injury `.will not result from `the operation of the iron in the manner above described. When the handle is swung in the other direction, to extend over the body portion, the handle can be gripped and the iron used as an ordinary iron with the application of any desired pressure thereto.

ejinvention is illustrated in the drawingl of which:

igure 1 represents a plan view of the iron, an

Figure 2 is a vertical longitudinal section taken through the iron and the handle.

The preferred form of my invention, as shown in the drawing, comprises an iron of any suitable size, weight 'or form, preferably somewhat of the form shown in the drawing, which comprises a body portion having a. lower section 1 and an upper section 2. The lower section 1 is provided with a. heating surface such as 3. Both portions of the body portion, particularly the lower part, may be made of any suitable metal, such as steel or cast iron, as desired. The characteristies or qualities of the material of which the body portion may be made is determined by the working conditions and requirements desired of the iron. For convenience, the

lower half 1 of the body portion will be called the heating portion, and the upper half 2, will be called the cover portion, although other terms could be used in connection therewith. The heating portion is provided with a recess, such as 4, in which a heating coil or resistancelwire of any desired quality is disposed. This heating unit 5 is supported within and from the body portion of the iron in any. Well-known manner as circumstances lmay designate. The cover portion of the iron is fastened to the heating portion by means of screws, such as 6. These screws are adaptedto extend through suitable apertures in the cover portion and into e apertures in bosses 7 and 8 suitably formed on and extending upwardly from the heating portion 1 of the iron. The cover portion 2 and the'heating portion 1 are provided with cooperating engaging shoulders which interlock with each other and hold the cover portion on the head portion. The contactlng faces of these shoulders are represented by the numerals 9 and 10, inthe figures. The cover portion is also provided with a suitable recess, such as 11, adapted to receive the boss 8, above mentioned. Above a por"- tion of this boss 8 the cover portion is cut away in the form of an aperture 12 in which is locateda porcelain block such as 13. This block is mentioned as being made of porce- .lain but any other suitable insulating material may be used.-y The porcelain block 1s provided with a pair of apertures or bores 14 and 15 which, when the block is in the recess 12 of the cover 2, align themselves with 'similar apertures such as 16 and 17, in the top of the boss 8. These apertures 16 and 17, 1n the to of the boss 8, are lined with some suitab e insulating material represented by the numeral 18. This insulating material is bored out to receive the lower threaded 1,ends o binding posts such as 19. Insulatingwashers 20 are disposed lon the upper surface of the boss 8 around the binding posts 19 and above these washers the ends, s uch i as 21, of the heating unit or wire 5 are dlsposed in contact with the binding posts 19. Suitable adjusting and binding nuts 22 are threaded on the binding posts 19 and terninal wires, such as 26, are connected thereto in any well known manner.

On the top of the cover portion adjacent the insulating block 13 there is disposed a base portion, suchas 24. This base portion provides a suitable support for a handle 25. The base portion is provided with apertures throu h which certain of the above mentione screws extend. The base portion is also provided with a downwardly projecting flange portion 26, lwhich extends along the rear edge of the cover portion and which isI connected thereto by suitable screws 27. On

its upper Lface base portion 24 is provided with an exteriorly threaded projecting boss y28. The electrical heating element is dis osed within the body portion, substantially beneath the boss 28. This boss is bored at 29 to permit of the passage of the terminall Part of the handle,

wires 23 `therethrou h.

. in the form of an el ow portion 30, is bored as at 31 throughout its length, and at its end is interiorly t rcaded to be received on boss 28. The main body portion of the handle is' in the form vof a horizontally extending portion 32 hollowed out to permit of the passage Vof the terminal wires above mentioned and provided Withan'embracing sleeve 33, which may be of any suitable -material, such as wood; 'The base ortion 24 and the elbow portion 30, including the handleportion 32,

portion 24, and, also, the body portion of the any suitable material, such iron, I, preferably, provide a bore 34 extending into the side of elbow portion in which is disposed a set screw 34, the inner end of l,which is pointed and adapted to engage with the threads on the boss 28 so as to securerthe to press out and iron the delicate fabrics` v t' above mentioned with a minimum liability of injury to the hands of the operator, since the i heating surface, as will be observed, is disposed at a maximum distance from the hands of the operator. However, under certain circumstances, it may be desirable `to use this iron in the manner in which an iron is ordinarily used. When this is the case, it is merely necessary to release the set screw and; move the handle around to the position shown in y dotted lines in Fig. 2, .and then tighten thev set screw. In this position the handle extends 'from one end of the body portion over the 100 remaining part of the body portion, so that the iron can be used in the ordinary manner. I have illustrated certain forms and ar` rangements and havementioned certain materials of which the various parts of the iron 105 above described are made, but it is understood that other desirable forms and arrangements and materia-ls can be used-in accordance with the circumstances under which the iron is to be used, and that different sizes, shapes and,d

weights of the parts'can be adopted at will.

What I claim is: f Y 1. An electric iron comprising a body portion, a heatin element within the body portion, a hollow oss disposed on the rear upper surface of the body portion, terminals for the heating element, said element bein disposed within the body portion substantialIy beneath the boss, a hollow handle provided with an elbow engaging the boss, circuit wires extending through the handle and engaging with the terminals, and means for adjusting the handle in a plurality of positions with refspectv to the body portion. v

2. An electric iron which comprises a body portion, an adjustable hollow elbowconnected to the upper rear end of the body portion, and a hollow handle portion connected to the ,free end of the elbow and adapted to extend rearwardlyv of the body portion in one position of the elbow and electric circuit wires carried in protective relation within said handle.

3. An electric iron which comprises a body portion, a threaded boss on the body portion, a handle having threaded engagement with the boss to permit adjustable positioning 'of lthe handle thereon and a set screw on the handle disposed in a bore therein, said set screw adapted to be adjusted to engage with the threads on the boss to lock the handle in any desired position.

4. An electric iron comprising a body portion with a boss on its rear upper surface only, a handle having a substantially straight grip portion, a rotary connection between one end of the handle and said boss, spacing the handle`in a plane apart from the plane of the body portion and enablin the handle to be turned in its plane to di erent working positions, the handle in one position extend-v ing rearwardl of the body portion so that it can be grippe at a substantial distance from the body portion, and in another position extendin directly over the body portion, and a device or fixing the handle to the boss for use in said positions, the handle being supported only by its connection at one end with said boss.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification.

ALBERTINE RUELLAND. 

